sgombrare — Italian conjugation
to clear
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sgombro | I clear |
| tu | sgombri | you clear |
| lui/lei | sgombra | he/she/it clears |
| noi | sgombriamo | we clear |
| voi | sgombrate | you (pl.) clear |
| loro | sgombrano | they clear |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sgombrai | I cleared |
| tu | sgombrasti | you cleared |
| lui/lei | sgombrò | he/she/it cleared |
| noi | sgombrammo | we cleared |
| voi | sgombraste | you (pl.) cleared |
| loro | sgombrarono | they cleared |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | sgombravo |
| tu | sgombravi |
| lui/lei | sgombrava |
| noi | sgombravamo |
| voi | sgombravate |
| loro | sgombravano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sgombrerei | I would clear |
| tu | sgombreresti | you would clear |
| lui/lei | sgombrerebbe | he/she/it would clear |
| noi | sgombreremmo | we would clear |
| voi | sgombrereste | you (pl.) would clear |
| loro | sgombrerebbero | they would clear |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sgombrerò | I will clear |
| tu | sgombrerai | you will clear |
| lui/lei | sgombrerà | he/she/it will clear |
| noi | sgombreremo | we will clear |
| voi | sgombrerete | you (pl.) will clear |
| loro | sgombreranno | they will clear |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho sgombrato | I have cleared |
| tu | hai sgombrato | you have cleared |
| lui/lei | ha sgombrato | he/she/it has cleared |
| noi | abbiamo sgombrato | we have cleared |
| voi | avete sgombrato | you (pl.) have cleared |
| loro | hanno sgombrato | they have cleared |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo sgombrato | I had cleared |
| tu | avevi sgombrato | you had cleared |
| lui/lei | aveva sgombrato | he/she/it had cleared |
| noi | avevamo sgombrato | we had cleared |
| voi | avevate sgombrato | you (pl.) had cleared |
| loro | avevano sgombrato | they had cleared |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei sgombrato |
| tu | avresti sgombrato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe sgombrato |
| noi | avremmo sgombrato |
| voi | avreste sgombrato |
| loro | avrebbero sgombrato |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò sgombrato | I will have cleared |
| tu | avrai sgombrato | you will have cleared |
| lui/lei | avrà sgombrato | he/she/it will have cleared |
| noi | avremo sgombrato | we will have cleared |
| voi | avrete sgombrato | you (pl.) will have cleared |
| loro | avranno sgombrato | they will have cleared |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | sgombri |
| tu | sgombri |
| lui/lei | sgombri |
| noi | sgombriamo |
| voi | sgombriate |
| loro | sgombrino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | sgombrassi |
| tu | sgombrassi |
| lui/lei | sgombrasse |
| noi | sgombrassimo |
| voi | sgombraste |
| loro | sgombrassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | sgombra |
| lui/lei | sgombri |
| noi | sgombriamo |
| voi | sgombrate |
| loro | sgombrino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non sgombrare |
| lui/lei | non sgombri |
| noi | non sgombriamo |
| voi | non sgombrate |
| loro | non sgombrino |